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During the Green Bay Packers' playoff loss to the Arizona Cardinals in January, Aaron Rodgers fired the ball to a familiar target: wide receiver Randall Cobb. Cobb laid out for the pass and hauled it in with one hand. He also landed on his back at the end of the play.

Cobb got up right away, but minutes later, he was throwing up. He ultimately left the game with what was then described as a bruised lung. It was later discovered that the lung was punctured, though Cobb did not suffer a fractured rib, which is usually what causes a lung puncture.

So Cobb and the trainers formulated an alternate theory, per PackersNews.com. They blamed the on-field microphone and battery pack that Cobb was wearing for the game. So did Rodgers.

"There's no way of actually proving it but I didn't break or fracture a rib," Cobb said. "I've said this multiple times. This theory isn't anything new. It's something we've talked about plenty of times. There's no way to prove it but there's no way to disprove it, either. I'll never be mic'd up again."

Based on that theory, Cobb said he will no longer agree to wear a mic in future games.

"Never. Not a question."

Cobb noted that he might miss out on some cool experiences by refusing to get mic'd up, but stayed firm in his conviction.

"I've never had a problem with it before. Possibly, it was just the way I landed. I landed flush on my back with the battery pack on. You probably won't land too often like that but unfortunately the one time I did, I had a bad injury from it.

"If we were going on a Super Bowl run and we had that live feed during the game, it's pretty cool to look back and hear what you're thinking and hear what you're talking about. It's pretty cool in that instance, but I don't think it's worth the risk."

Randall Cobb was injured after making a diving catch. USATSI